Beet-harvesting mechanism.



H. F. BARBER.

BBET HARVBSTING MEGHANISM.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 1.1, 1909. i 4 968,52-2 v l Patented Aug. 30,1910.

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BEBT HABVESTING MEGHANISM. APPL'IoATIon FILED umn, 1909.

Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

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BBET HABVESTING MBOHANISM.

APPLIOATIJON FILED 11111.11, 1909.

Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

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BEET-HABVESTING KECHANISH.

Bpecication of Letters ratent. Application 'filed January 11, 1909.Serial No. 471,666.

.- Patented Aug. 30,1910.

To all Iwhom 'it may concern: A

Be it known that I, HENRY F. BARBER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Edison, in the .county of Furnas and State of Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful' Improvements in Beet-HarvestingMechanism, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to farm machines and more particularly to beetharvesters, and has for its object to provide a harvester which willinclude a novel elevator arrangement receiving the beets from anexcavator and transferring them to a topper.

Another object is to provide a structure of elevator which will beprovided to permit of vertical adjustment of the excavatin mechanism.

ther objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingescription and 1t will be understood that changes in the specificstructure shown and described may, be made within the scope of theclaims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine, Fig. 2 is a view showingthe opposite side of the machine, Fig. 3 is a top plan, the seat beingremoved, Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section on the line 4-4, of Fig. 3,Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken forwardly of the transverseconveyers, Fig. 6 is a detail section showing the mounting of theelevators.

It will be understood that, while this invention relates particularly toan elevating and conveying mechanism, I have also shown and described anexcavating 'and to ping mechanism for which the'present e evatmg. andconveying mechanism has been ially designed. eferring now to thedrawinlgs, there 1s shown a recta ular horizonte'. y disposed' framelOinclu ing parallel side members 11 and 12, and front and rear members 13and 14 respectively, supported in front on a wheel truck 20 to whlch arepivotally attached the front ends of a pair of plow beams 25, connectedto the rear by a transverse bars 27 having a link 28 pivoted thereto.The link extends .upwardly and is piv oted to the crank 29 of atransversely extending slaft 30 journaled upon the forward portions ofythe side members 11 and 12. f

A hand lever 31 is secured to the shaft 30 for movement thereof and arack 32 is provided for engagement by a dog 33 to hold the handy leverat diiferent points of its movement. It will thus be observed that theshaft 30 may be lmoved to raise and lowerthe rearward portions of theplow beams 25. Shares 35 are carried by the rearward extremities of theplow beams and have inwardly directed mold boards which are inthe formof bars 34 and which are arranged to discharge against the lower end ofa conveyer 36 which extends upwardly and rearwardly as shown.

Depending hangers 37 are carried by the side members 11 and 12 adjacentto their rear ends and have a rear axle 38 engaged therein andcarryingrear traction wheels 39 as shown. f

Rearwardly of the shaft 30, a seat 40 is mounted upon the side members11 and 12 and'from this seat the hand lever 31 may be reached.

The elevator 36 consists'of two side mem` bers 41 journaled at theirupper ends upon a transverse rod 42 secured upon the frame.

10, this velevator being connected with the rearward portions of theplow beams.

A roller'43`is journaled upon the lower ends of the side members 4l anda similar roller 44 is journaled upon the rod 42 between the sidemembers.` A pair of Aside members 4'5 have their lower ends journaledupon the rod 42 outwardly of the side members 41, and at their upperends, the members 45 are mounted upon a transverse rod 46 supported inbrackets 47 located upon a transverse board 48 secured tothe.. uppersurfaces of the side members 11 and 12 Iof the frame. `This rod 46 isrevoluble :and

extends outwardly beyond the side 'member' 12 of the frame as shown .and:is actuated by a train of gears74 from the traction wheels 39. A roller49'is mounted upon the shaft ioc 46 between the side members 45 and :aeconveyer belt 50 isengaged with the rollers 43,

44 and 49., -a supporting roller .A being provided for the under portiontof the belt `50 members consistl of brackets 53, each attached to oneof the side members of each conveyer, these brackets including clrcularsleeves 53", traversed by pms 53, each corresponding pair of bracketshaving. engaged' in its sleeves a tube 53d.

The helical springs 54 are located within the tubes 53d and are engagedat their ends with the pins 53, the tubes being slotted as indicated at53e for movement of the conveyers with the bracket, with respect to thetubes 53d.

The two elevators lie normally in spaced relation, as shown, to receivebeets from the plows therebetween, the movement of the upper elevator 51permitting of the reception of beets of various sizes. By reason of thefact that this upper elevator terminates at the rod 42, the portion ofthe conveyer belt 50 lying between the side members 45 extendsrearwardly beyond the elevator 51. Beyond this elevator the'beets aredisposed upon a transverse shaker 55 arranged for movement of the beetslaterally toward the side member 11.

A. transversely extending vertically dis-A posed conveyer 57 is locatedrearwardly of the shaker 55 and is arranged to engage beets located uponthe shaker, the shaker terminating short of the end of the conveyeradjacent to the side member 1'1 as illustrated in the drawings.Forward'ly of the shaker there is a short transversely eX- tendingvertically disposed conveyer 58 extending between the side of themachine and the adjacent side member 45' of the elevator described n theforegoing and indicated at 36. This conveyer 58 is pivoted at its innerend for lateral movement of its outer end toward and away from theconveyer 57 and is 'held yieldably against movement away from theconveyer 57 by means of springs 59. The conveyers 57 and 58 are actuatedby a gear train 74 connected to the traction wheel 39, the motion beingtransmitted from the gear train 74 by means of bevel gears 75 and belt76 respectively. It' will thus be observed that beets passing from therearward end of the conveyer belt 50 upon the shaker will engage theirtops agalnst the conveyer 57, whlch, traveling toward the facetasplication, Serial Number 511,330.l From t e cutting mechanism-the topsof the beets fall into a discharge chute 60, while the beets aredeposited upon a shaker 61, which transfers them to a dump62 arrangedfor coperation by a foot lever 63 located in position for l operation byan occupant of the seat 40.

What is claimed is 1. A machine of the class described comprisingplowing elements, vertically spaced elevators arranged to receivevegetables from the plowing elements, the u per of said elevators beingmovable away fliom the lower elevator, means for holding the upperelevator yieldably against movement away from the lower elevator,transverse vertically disposed conveyers arrangedto receive vegetablestherebetween from the elevators, and means located at the discharge endof the transverse conveyers for topping the vegetables.

' 2. In a beet harvester the combination with a plow, of spaced upwardlyextending elevators arranged to receive vegetables from the plowtherebetween, one of said elevators being extended upwardly beyond theother, a pair of vertical y disposed parallel conveyers arranged toreceive vegetables therebetween' from the last named elevator, and meanslocated at the discharge end of the transverse conveyers for topping thevegetables.

3. In a beet harvester, the combination i tion to receive thereagainstthe tops of beets passing from the said extension, -a shaker locatedbeneath th'e said extension in position to receive beets from theextension thereupon, a fourth conveyer disposed vertically forwardly 0fthe third conveyer and in position for the reception of beets between itand the third conveyer, said fourth conveyer being arranged for movementtoward and away from the third conveyer, springs arranged to hold thefourth conveyer yieldably against movement away.

from 'the third eonveyer, and a topping mechanism located at thedelivery end of the third and fourth oonveyers.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY F. BARBER. Witnesses:

JOSEPH N. MQNEW, EDGAR A. LUKE.

